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Health Care REIT, Inc. Declares First Quarter 2014 Dividend

TOLEDO, Ohio --(Business Wire)--

Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) announced today that its Board
of Directors declared a cash dividend for the quarter ended March 31,
2014 of $0.795 per share. The dividend will be the company's 172nd
consecutive quarterly payment, payable May 20, 2014, to stockholders of
record on May 12, 2014.

About Health Care REIT, Inc. Health Care REIT, Inc., an S&P 50
company with headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, is a real estate investment
trust that invests across the full spectrum of seniors housing and
health care real estate. The company also provides an extensive array of
property management and development services. As of December 31, 2013
the company's broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 1,199
properties in 46 states, the United Kingdom, and Canada. More
information is available on the company's website at www.hcreit.com.